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Business SeriesBusiness Reboot 1/‘At-home drinking’ gets closer to experience at restaurants and pubs in Japan
A thousand people, all strangers, toasted each other via the internet in late March, nearly all rais...
April 23, 2021
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Manga & Anime‘Black Butler’ creator looks back at manga series’ 15-year history
The popular dark fantasy manga series “Kuroshitsuji” (Black Butler), which will celebrate its 15th a...
April 23, 2021
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ArtMural art project brings blaze of color to construction site near Tokyo
Walking near Kawasaki Station after an interview the other day, I came across some impressive walls ...
April 23, 2021
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General NewsJapan’s vaccine research sector desperately needs booster shot
As Japan braces for its fourth wave of coronavirus infections, the country has just begun vaccinatin...
April 23, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialSouth Korean court ruling on comfort women may reflect wishes of Moon administration
SEOUL — In rejecting the claims of former so-called comfort women seeking compensation from the Japa...
April 22, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialGovt, private sector must join forces to shield vital tech from cyber-attacks
About 200 research institutions, companies and universities related to defense and space have been h...
April 22, 2021
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EconomyDecarbonization goals have businesses wary of losing competitive edge
It is important for the public and private sectors to work in tandem to achieve the new greenhouse g...
April 22, 2021
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CompaniesMiscalculations doomed CVC’s Toshiba buyout offer
British investment fund CVC Capital Partners, which was considering acquiring all of Toshiba Corp.’s...
April 22, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialBy respecting international law, Seoul court makes proper ruling on so-called comfort women’s claims
A South Korean court has made a sensible ruling on former so-called comfort women based on internati...
April 22, 2021
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ArtIt’s fun to get stuck on masking tape
In this column, I want to talk about masking tape. You may be wondering what connection masking tape...
April 22, 2021
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ArtElegant glass pens forged for practical use
Glass pens are delicate handicrafts that provide users with a smooth writing experience and are as b...
April 22, 2021
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General NewsCOVID-19 crisis brings sharp drop in foreign students studying in Japan
New foreign students have stopped coming to Japan since January, due to the spread of the novel coro...
April 22, 2021
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General NewsDecision on Games spectator limits to be delayed to June
The central government and organizers of this summer’s Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are considerin...
April 21, 2021
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Asia-PacificIntegral part of China military?
Beijing is widely believed to have sponsored cyber-attacks against other countries. In May 2014, fiv...
April 21, 2021
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Yomiuri EditorialCarefully examine effect of digital devices on children’s eyesight
As children use digital devices more often, there are concerns about the impact on their eyes. It is...
April 21, 2021
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